Which Patient Behavior Would the Nurse Assess as Possible Indication

question 3

Multiple Choice

Which patient behavior would the nurse assess as possible indication that the patient will have health information literacy deficiency?

• A) The patient asks questions that are not pertinent to the information provided.
• B) A patient reports that she took many herbal medications before emigrating from Viet Nam.
• C) The patient fiddles with his hearing aid during instruction.
• D) The nurse finds the medication information sheets she gave the patient tucked into a novel as a bookmark.
• E) The patient's wife cannot visit in the evenings because of her work schedule.

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